One in three Aucklanders would consider leaving
posted on 24th August 2016
A poll conducted for website The Spinoff by research company SSI found one in three people (32.2 per cent) surveyed had considered moving away from Auckland in the last two years because of house prices, says the New Zealand Herald.
A further 36 per cent hadn't considered the option but thought it was a good idea. Auckland housing prices have risen by 85 per cent in the last four years, taking the average price to around nine times the average household's income.
Between the 2008 and 2013 Censuses, 32,184 people left Auckland for the Waikato, Wellington and Canterbury regions, while 29,301 moved to Auckland from those areas.
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub said there were two types of Aucklanders leaving for the provinces - retirees heading for cheaper areas like Tauranga and Northland, and families looking for a better lifestyle.
Since the 2013 Census, Auckland had become even less affordable, but the decision to leave the city was a challenge for some.
"The challenge for a lot of people is they're not able to get the same kinds of jobs or job security in other parts of New Zealand.
"That's [probably why] it's only a third of people saying they've actually considered it."
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